The perversity of preferences: GSP and developing country trade policies, 1976-2000

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-21

  Özden, Çaglar ^a   Reinhardt, Eric ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GSP; Preferences; Reciprocity; Trade policy; Unilateralism

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TRADE POLICY;

EID: 23844490109     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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